Chapter 194 Apologize to Her
In Anna's state of nervousness and confusion, Charlie remained calm and composed. He turned towards Edith and said, "Miss Taylor, did you mishear? I was not calling her Anna. Some people can be shameless, talking to a married man without considering boundaries."
As his words landed, everyone realized that Edith was sitting very close to Giorgio, even holding his hand, appearing quite intimate.
Beatrice was the first to speak up, "Edith, although you and Giorgio have
Io have a good relationship, but he is married now, so you should still be mindful of boundaries." Giuseppe didn't mind lending a helping hand and said with a friendly smile, "If Edith needs an arm, I wouldn't mind lending you mine. I happen to be without a female companion, feeling a bit lonely." The conversation between the two made Edith's expression stiffen, unable to hold on any longer.
She awkwardly let go of Giorgio's arm, explaining, "I didn't mean it that way. Giorgio and I have been together for a long time, and naturally, I've gotten used to it. Miss Stefanelli, please don't mind."
Anna never expressed any concern from beginning to end, and it was not her place to be concerned. With the change in topic, all she felt was fortunate, saying, "It's alright. Let's continue preparing for the performance." With those words, the venue fell silent.
Katherine used to despise Edith's clingy behavior towards Giorgio and had openly mocked her more than once. Now, she didn't seem the least bit angry and casually said, "It's alright"? How did she change so much? Abel became more certain of his suspicion and pretended not to understand, saying, "Katherine has become so generous after getting married, completely different from before."
Monica chimed in, "Yeah, I thought they would start another fight, but luckily Katherine has changed. But Katherine, I've become even more jealous after getting married, while you have changed tremendously before and after marriage. It's like you've become a different person. Katherine, can you teach me, so Abel won't say anything about me?"
Every word sounded friendly and complimentary, but it was actually a reminder of Katherine's transformation. Anna clenched her small hand on her lap. Did Katherine used to be very jealous? Yes, she did. Anna could guess that from how Katherine treated her. She couldn't tolerate any other woman. She only played the role of being "loving and gentle," forgetting about being "willful."
Her mind raced, quickly thinking of a solution as she forced out an awkward smile. "No, even though I care, after getting married, I represent Mrs. Vittorio and the Vittorio family. If I continue embarrassing Edith in public, people with ill intentions will spread rumors. Since everyone is saying this, let me remind Edith as well. I respect you, but you should also cherish your reputation. If photos of us together end up online and people start calling you a 'mistress,' it wouldn't be good."
Edith's face tightened as she clenched her fists. "You, I only see Giorgio as a brother, not as you think. Giorgio, look at her. She's wronging me and saying such embarrassing words." Pouting, feeling wronged, and upset.
However, what Anna didn't expect was that Charlie, who understood such a simple truth, and Giorgio, who she knew would side with Edith, would both focus their gaze on her.
Giorgio spoke coldly, "Don't misunderstand Edith. Her intentions are very pure." Strange, it was a known fact that he favored Edith, as Anna had experienced firsthand last time. So why was she still feeling so upset? Why did she have the right to feel upset?
"Daddy, you've gone too far!" Charlie suddenly spoke up, stood up, and crossed his arms, expressing his dissatisfaction towards Giorgio. He said, "Regardless of whether Miss Taylor and you have a pure relationship or not, you should be protective towards mommy, how can you take Miss Taylor's side? You're like a villain now, and I don't like you." No wonder Anna doesn't like him either!
A twitch appeared at the corner of Giorgio's lips. He always had this kind of attitude towards Katherine, especially when it came to Edith and Katherine. He always favored Edith, so what was this little guy doing, interrupting just now?
"Charlie, sit down."
"I won't! You scolded me for Miss Taylor, waaaah!" Charlie plopped down on the ground and started to sob loudly.
Penny said that the best way to deal with adults is to cry, and they met for the first time, yet Penny's crying was quite successful. Chaos broke out in the entire courtyard.
Who is Charlie? He's the little darling of the Vittorio family, destined to be loved ever since he was born. The key point is that he had never cried before. Now that he was crying, everyone became worried and anxious. Especially Viviana, she spoke up to comfort him, "My good Charlie, don't cry, come here to grandma. Grandma will stand up for you."
Charlie, pitifully, walked over and leaned into Viviana's arms, his voice choked up, "Grandma, you need to teach dad a lesson. Dad is naughty and treats his women poorly. Wahhh..."
"Yes, yes, my good Charlie has understood this since he was little. He will definitely grow up to be a good man." Viviana held the child with comfort and heartache, and said to Giorgio, "The father can't even compare to his 3-year-old son, should you reflect on yourself?"
Giorgio: "..."
He had never been criticized publicly by Viviana before. This brat, embarrassing him like this, was he really his own child? He adjusted his emotions and said, "I will make adjustments in the future."
Charlie: "Don't wait for the future, you need to comfort mommy now...she's hurt. Look at what you've done to me, I can't even finish saying all the things you've made me say. You have to comfort mommy right now."
Giorgio: "...Charlie."
"Wahh, grandma, look how scared he made me, waaah..."
"Good boy, grandma will protect you." Viviana quickly hugged Charlie and once again commanded Giorgio, "Because of your disharmony, our nice dinner has been ruined. Do you want to make me sick from anger?"
This was the first time Viviana scolded Giorgio. After all, Charlie was always the favorite of the elderly. She could also tell that Edith had impure intentions towards Giorgio, and she had thought about Edith becoming her daughter-in-law, but compared to Edith, Katherine was her lifesaver. Katherine had also saved many other ladies, much better than Edith. Now that they were already married, and with the upcoming election, she naturally didn't want Edith to meddle and destroy their relationship.
In any case, she always protected Katherine.
Giorgio knew his grandmother's thoughts. Clearly, he was just acting, being troubled by that brat. Let's see how he handles the situation tonight!
For now, he didn't want the situation to escalate further. He looked at Anna with deep eyes, reached out and embraced her shoulder, exerting force on her wrist. Her petite figure leaned into his embrace.
It happened so suddenly.
Anna's body tightened, her gaze bewildered as she stared at him.
What was he going to do?
No matter what he did, she didn't want to accept it!
To her, it was already a fact that he favored Edith, and now he was forced to apologize because of Charlie's tantrum and Viviana's command. He was unhappy about it, and she didn't need it either.
Thinking about how excited Katherine would be in this situation, she smiled and said, "Giorgio, I'm not really that angry either. When you say that, it means you really only see Edith as a sister, and I should let go."
So generous, gentle, knowing when to advance and retreat. It was exactly like Katherine.
But, for some reason, Giorgio saw distance and indifference in her eyes. Was she angry or indifferent to him, which caused this emotional state?
He didn't want to explore it further, so he lowered his head and kissed her lips.
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